British Carrier F-35Bs Join Norwegian Jets for First Six-Fighter B-52 Escort
Six British and Norwegian F-35 fighters assembled around a US Air Force B-52 over the Norwegian Sea on October 24,…
B-52 Stratofortress
B-52’s Nearly $21 Billion Rebuild Faces Problems Across 10 Major Upgrades
The U.S. Air Force is trying to preserve the B-52 into the 2050s without allowing the rebuild itself to consume…
Air Force’s $75.5 Million Morón Plan Fits Nine Unarmed B-52s, Three Armed
Nine unarmed bombers, or three carrying live munitions: that capacity split defines the U.S. Air Force’s proposed $75.5 million expansion…
Air Force Awards $766 Million for B-52 Upgrades Beyond 2050
The B-52’s latest technology is being purchased for a service life stretching beyond 2050, but it is entering a modernization…
B-52’s $21 Billion Overhaul: Key Upgrades Three Years Late, 30% Costlier
The U.S. Air Force plans to spend $21 billion preparing the B-52 Stratofortress to serve into the 2050s, but the…